First boat - Halcyon 27

[Wansworth]

Just been down to have a look at her in the boatyard and despite it raining a fair bit last night here in southern Hampshire there was virtually none in her bilges. Usual delightful combination of a small amount of diesel oil and dirty water, but nothing excessive.
I saw that the loose fitting piece of plywood floor must have carted nearly all the rain water down to the little gully at the aft end, where a single decent sized outlet then carries the water away out of the transom.
I will make a new floor piece from marine ply and fibreglass, and put a rubber seal around the periphery, with six screws to hold in in position.
I want to say that I'm really grateful to you other commenters who have volunteered expertise and information. To a person who is worried about their new 'girlfriend' it is an amazing help. I hope I can return the favour in due course, and will be delighted to help if I can.

The Albin vega has a complete cockpit floor that bolts down using captive nuts and countersunk machine screws a good upstanding with a gasket on the bit being bolted down worked on my. Vega

 

[Lenny7]

Wow! Look at her dipping her toe in the water - that's an amazing photo ScillyPete! Whereabouts was that? It looks like an ideal place to get a quick spot of ant-fouling done. Also the picture of the cockpit is exactly as I hope to have things when I've spent a bit of time slowly bringing her back to life. I just can't get over how beautiful these boats are, and the sleek, streamlined hull seems to be popular, if not a major racing attribute, it seems to allow for a really low capsize screening formula, if that is of any relevance. This girl's is 1.63, which seems very low indeed.

Dear Tosser,
Do you have a picture and description/feedback of the new floor you did?
i am about to buy a 1972 halcyon 27, and have a similar Problem - thanks in advance!